Firefighters integrated communication and safety system
US5990793A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated safety and communication system for attachment to a standard type of firefighter's face mask includes a command post tracking and accountability monitor, and a mask attachment having means for transmitting the amplified voice of the wearer to anybody within its audible range, and to enable communications with the command post including identification, location, vital signs such as pulse and respiratory rate, vicinity temperature, hydrocarbon monitoring and alarm signal if the wearer becomes motionless for a predetermined time period.
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